Letter: Believe your own eyes
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
The letter’s message is familiar: treat the 2020 result as settled and see Jan. 6 as the only lens that matters. “Believe your own eyes” sounds like common sense, but it quietly asks readers to ignore everything they did not see: last minute rule changes, uneven standards, and a system that left millions doubtful.
New Republican Times Editorial Board
Trump has claimed he won the 2020 election but the fact is he lost by over 7 million votes. Believe your own eyes. On Jan. 6, 2021, thousands of rioters [...]
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New Republican Times Editorial Board
The letter’s message is familiar: treat the 2020 result as settled and see Jan. 6 as the only lens that matters. “Believe your own eyes” sounds like common sense, but it quietly asks readers to ignore everything they did not see: last minute rule changes, uneven standards, and a system that left millions doubtful.
Conservatives are not obliged to pretend that a seven million vote margin answers every question about process. Public trust is not a luxury item in a republic. When courts and state officials sidestep hard debates, they do not make skepticism disappear, they simply drive it underground.
None of this excuses violence. Rule of law applies to rioters and to institutions that set election rules. The core issue is fair and transparent elections, because institutional stability depends on procedures people can verify, not slogans meant to end the argument.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.